compensate

英 [ˈkɒmpenseɪt] 美 [ˈkɑːmpenseɪt]

v.  补偿; 弥补; 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款)

过去分词:compensated现在分词:compensating第三人称单数:compensates过去式:compensated

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牛津词典

verb

  1. 补偿;弥补
    to provide sth good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.
    1. Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
      失去心爱的人是无法补偿的。
  2. 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款)
    to pay sb money because they have suffered some damage, loss, injury, etc.
    1. Her lawyers say she should be compensated for the suffering she had been caused.
      她的律师说她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 赔偿;补偿
    To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
    1. The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly...
      显然,官方对物价上涨进行补偿的承诺没有真正兑现。
    2. To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
      为了缓解经济困难,农场主们损失的补贴会得到补偿。
  2. VERB 弥补;补偿
    If you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better.
    1. The company agreed to keep up high levels of output in order to compensate for supplies lost...
      这家公司同意保持高产量以弥补供货丢失带来的缺口。
    2. She would then feel guilt for her anger and compensate by doing even more for the children.
      之后她会因为自己发火而感到愧疚,会替孩子们做更多的事作为补偿。
  3. VERB 抵消
    Something that compensates for something else balances it or reduces its effects.
    1. MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation...
      下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制。
    2. The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.
      各种有利因素大大抵消了出行过程中的种种不便。
  4. VERB 弥补(过失或不足)
    If you try to compensate for something that is wrong or missing in your life, you try to do something that removes or reduces the harmful effects.
    1. People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.
      觉得自卑的人只有通过外在的成就来弥补自己的不足,但往往都做过了头。
    2. No supportive words could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children for 10 years.
      任何表示支持的言语都无法弥补与孩子们分开10年带给她的痛苦。

双语例句

  1. The hospital staff were very apologetic but that couldn't really compensate
    医院的工作人员深表歉意,但这真的于事无补。
  2. The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly
    显然,官方对物价上涨进行补偿的承诺没有真正兑现。
  3. To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
    为了缓解经济困难,农场主们损失的补贴会得到补偿。
  4. The company agreed to keep up high levels of output in order to compensate for supplies lost
    这家公司同意保持高产量以弥补供货丢失带来的缺口。
  5. She would then feel guilt for her anger and compensate by doing even more for the children.
    之后她会因为自己发火而感到愧疚,会替孩子们做更多的事作为补偿。
  6. MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation
    下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制。
  7. The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.
    各种有利因素大大抵消了出行过程中的种种不便。
  8. People who sense that they are inferior have to compensate, and often over-compensate by way of outward achievement.
    觉得自卑的人只有通过外在的成就来弥补自己的不足,但往往都做过了头。
  9. No supportive words could ever compensate for the pain of being separated from her children for 10 years.
    任何表示支持的言语都无法弥补与孩子们分开10年带给她的痛苦。
  10. He did not have the means to compensate her.
    他没有钱来补偿她。
  11. The government now owns a lot of our land — one possibility would be to compensate us with other property
    政府现在占了我们的大量土地,一种可能是用其他地产来对我们作出补偿。
  12. Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health.
    失去健康是无法补偿的。
  13. You must compensate me for this loss.
    你必须补偿我的这个损失。
  14. The firm must compensate you for your travelling costs.
    这个商行必须偿付给你差旅费。
  15. She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence.
    她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
  16. A baseball player who is not a speedy runner can compensate by powerful hitting.
    跑动速度不快的棒球手可以凭有力的击球来弥补。
  17. Nothing can compensate for losing my husband.
    我失去丈夫的损失是无法弥补的。
  18. We will have to compensate for all the loss incurred.
    我们将不得不赔偿遭受的损失。
  19. I'll compensate you for your losses.
    我将弥补你的损失。
  20. I regret to Inform you that the Insurance company have decline to compensate you for the loss.
    我很遗憾地通知您,保险公司拒绝了您的赔偿要求。
  21. The center-point compensation method was used to compensate and treat local data, the expected effect was achieved.
    采用中心点补偿法对现场数据进行补偿处理,取得了预期的效果。
  22. And Japan will have to compensate us accordingly.
    日本将因此对我们进行赔偿。
  23. Boosting their levels seems to compensate for oxidative damage to this enzyme.
    提高它们的量似乎弥补了氧化物对这种酵素的损害。
  24. A dynamic friction compensation method is proposed to compensate the system friction force.
    最后,论文对摩擦力动态补偿方法进行了试验研究。
  25. They will undertake to compensate you for the losses according to the risks insured.
    他们将根据所投保的险别,对损失负责赔偿。
  26. To compensate for this side-effect, we have developed a real time alignment monitoring and feedback controlled system.
    为补偿这个副效应,开发了一个实时光学对准监控和反馈系统。
  27. We will compensate you for them.
    我们会补偿你在这批货中的损失。
  28. Besides, feedback compensation is used to compensate the irregular disturbance in the system.
    同时,针对空调系统中可能出现较大非规律性扰动,采取了反馈补偿的措施。
  29. Can see, manage compensate and be or get out of danger are a coherent process actually.
    可以看出,理赔和出险实际上是一个连贯的过程。
  30. The first party has violated the contract, so it is obliged to compensate the second party.
    甲方违反了合同中规定的条款,必须对乙方进行赔偿。

同义词辨析

  compensate atone redeem【导航词义:赔偿,弥补】

  compensate v. 赔偿,补偿

〔辨析〕指因使他人受到伤害、损失等而给予赔偿,也指对某事的不良影响进行弥补,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕
The lawyer said she should be compensated for the sufferings.
律师说,她应该为所遭受的痛苦得到赔偿。
Survivors were given $30,000 each to help compensate for their losses.
幸存者每人得到3万美元,作为对他们所受损失的补偿。
Her intelligence compensates for her lack of experience.
她的聪明才智弥补了她的经验不足。

  atone v. 〈正式〉补偿,弥补

〔辨析〕指弥补过错或赎罪,常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕
He felt he had atoned for his sins.
他觉得他已赎罪了。
He is anxious to atone for his neglect.
他急切地想弥补自己的疏忽之过。

  redeem v. 〈正式〉偿清,弥补

〔辨析〕主要指偿还所欠债务,也指对事情进行补救。

〔例证〕
redeem a loan/mortgage
还清贷款/按揭贷款
The single redeeming feature of your behaviour is that you're not denying it.
你的行为的唯一可取之处就是你没有对此否认。

英英释义

verb

  1. make payment to
    1. My efforts were not remunerated

    Synonym:    recompenseremunerate

  2. make amends for
    1. One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
    2. She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident

    Synonym:    recompenserepairindemnify

  3. do or give something to somebody in return
    1. Does she pay you for the work you are doing?

    Synonym:    paypay offmake up

  4. make reparations or amends for
    1. right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust

    Synonym:    rightredresscorrect

  5. adjust for
    1. engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance

    Synonym:    counterbalancecorrectmake upeven outeven offeven up

  6. make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
    1. he is compensating for being a bad father

    Synonym:    coverovercompensate